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What Would the Community Think by Cat Power

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Tracklist

    Track     Duration Listeners
1 In This Hole 4:26 85,673
2 Good Clean Fun 4:45 45,633
3 What Would the Community Think 4:28 44,136
4 Nude as the News 4:20 57,518
5 They Tell Me 2:50 43,350
6 Taking People 3:23 43,095
7 The Fate of the Human Carbine 2:56 46,100
7 Fate of the Human Carbine 2:57 35,724
8 King Rides By 4:01 45,146
9 Bathysphere 3:00 42,028
10 Water & Air 4:39 37,753
11 Enough 5:40 56,081
12 The Coat Is Always On 3:33 37,017
Water and Air 4:43 2,035
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About this album

Released: 9 Sep 2003 14 tracks (55:41)
What Would the Community Think is the third album by American singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, also known as Cat Power. It was released in 1996 on Matador Records, and was produced by Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley. The album has been noted for its array of musical styles, ranging from alternative rock to folk and blues. Though not a commercial hit, the album received unanimous critical acclaim and has been named as one of Cat Power’s “masterpieces”.

History

What Would The Community Think marked Cat Power’s third studio release, and has been noted for its blend of blues, alternative rock, and country tracks, as well as for its largely melancholy lyrical subject matter.

The album’s lead single, “Nude as the News” was Cat Power’s first song to receive an official music video in 1997, directed by Brett Vapnek. In retrospect, Marshall has divulged that the ambiguous lyrics to the song were written about an abortion she had in 1992, and the names “Jackson” and “Jesse” in the song are references to Patti Smith’s two children.

The cover artwork for the album was created by Chan Marshall out of a postcard: “I just needed a cover and I had this postcard that I’ve had for a long time. It’s this woman from the ’70s in New York and they did this collage of cigarette ads and she whited out the eyes and instead of a cigarette she had a whistle. It’s no big deal, I just cut out the center of her face and put mine on top. It made it look more real.”
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  • Brigondina

    The best one.

    January 2012

  • Miss-Kei

    Everytime, I feel depressed or outrage. I would always pour myself a cup full of "What Would the Community Think". Cat Power perfectly illustrates a dark alternative rock album.

    December 2011

  • sunheadbowed

    Abusing people as usual. This album is very twisted and dark; a neurotic work of alcoholic genius. She was not a happy bunny.

    October 2011

  • hotterthanjuly

    @Youyesyesyes: Save that tired "old stuff" speech for someone else and STFU.

    August 2011

  • Dschohsie

    So dark and sad and so beautiful! Love this album!!!

    June 2011

  • eletric_feel

    so so underrated

    June 2011

  • ChrisyNL

    Her best album!

    December 2010

  • bullroarer

    Favourite Cat Power album. Hands down.

    December 2010

  • RockyRevolution

    10/10.perfect.

    August 2010

  • scottdoesntknow

    This is a BRILLIANT album. It's at war with "You are Free" for being my favorite Cat Power album. I can't decide.

    August 2010

  • Coque13

    Sometimes I feel like this record sounds.

    June 2010

  • blindedbyguns

    my favorite album of her, no doubt.

    May 2010

  • luminousbug

    this album fucking stirs

    April 2010

  • emcxmc

    Indeed, her best album.

    January 2010

  • vhtsouza

    My fovourite one! "Nude as the News" & "King Rides By" are my favourite too.

    January 2010

  • inphanta

    My favourite Cat Power album.

    December 2009

  • trackaghost

    This is such a creepy album. It was the first Cat Power I ever owned.

    July 2009

  • likestogethyphy

    This album is in my opinion her most raw and her most real album next to "Myra Lee" It has to be one of my favorites. "Water & Air" is so haunting, I love it.

    July 2009

  • blue

    HER BEST

    July 2009

  • Youyesyesyes

    Old Cat Power (Myra Lee, WWtCT, Moon Pix) is just totally different and superior to the new junk she puts out.

    June 2009
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